Former Red Sox INF invited to All-Star Game to sing hit

A former Boston Red Sox infielder is taking part in Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. But not as a player.

New York Mets shortstop Jose Iglesias, who was recalled from the team in May, will sing his song “OMG” at the annual event, but under his pseudonym Candelita.

“I’ll be in Texas. I’ll be performing.” Iglesias told reporters on Sunday“I’ve had the privilege of making a few All-Stars as a player and now as a singer, so I’m very humbled. Thanks for the invite, I’ll come over after today’s game.”

The song is now well known among the Mets, and Iglesias, who played twice for the Red Sox, has previously sung it at Citi Field after a recent 7-2 win over the Houston Astros.

“It’s hard to say how I feel,” Iglesias said afterward in the locker room, where Jeff McNeil and Francisco Lindor were still singing the song. “It was a big deal. To sing in front of great fans and see my teammates walk up there, it’s just a dream come true.”

Iglesias is a lifelong music fan who wrote “OMG” — which he described to SNY earlier this week as an attempt to “…maximize the possibility of enjoyment” — and used it as his walkup song when he was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on May 31.

His new teammates took an immediate liking to the 34-year-old Iglesias and his song, which is played after every Mets home run at Citi Field and after every win. New York has a 17-6 record since he joined the team and reached a record above .500 on Friday for the first time since May 2.

“OMG” is available on all streaming platforms.

The Associated Press contributed to this article